Theatre History paper
Ashley Mabe
Medieval Theatre
Cultural Overview
What would a typical day be like for the average citizen?
Key events that impacted history of that time?
Describe the government structure?
The government system of the medieval time was feudalism. it is the most important social system in medieval europe, in which the nobility gives away land in exchange for military service and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land give him a place to live and sleep, work, and share the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
Four Typical Occupations
Brewer- would make various alcoholic beverages and when he was done he would hang a green …show more content…
there is three different type of plays in medieval times. saint plays played a major role in religious life the style was broad and exaggerated featuring the many miracles in a saints life. passion plays is best known and traditional it present the passion towards jesus christ and also suffering and death. Passion plays is mostly awarded to the most respected members of a church. mystery and miracle plays are based on the stories from the bible such as the creation of noah.
how did they do these elements ? sets There are two main kinds of stages in medieval theatre fixed and moveable. The mansion and a board high off the ground were borrowed from the church service.¨simultaneous display of several locations also borrowed from liturgical drama simultaneous staging was a distinctive characteristic of medieval theatre¨ (Dr.Trumbull,2007). The term pageant is used to the stage, the play itself, and the spectacle. Played are performed in sequence so each play was performed several times. There are a few reliable description of pageant wagons. One claims that the wagon must be over 12 feet tall it would seem impossible to fit through the streets (many medieval streets had hanging buildings and would be flimsy (Archdeacon David Rogers, C.
Ashley Mabe
Medieval Theatre
Cultural Overview
What would a typical day be like for the average citizen?
Key events that impacted history of that time?
Describe the government structure?
The government system of the medieval time was feudalism. it is the most important social system in medieval europe, in which the nobility gives away land in exchange for military service and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land give him a place to live and sleep, work, and share the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
Four Typical Occupations
Brewer- would make various alcoholic beverages and when he was done he would hang a green …show more content…
there is three different type of plays in medieval times. saint plays played a major role in religious life the style was broad and exaggerated featuring the many miracles in a saints life. passion plays is best known and traditional it present the passion towards jesus christ and also suffering and death. Passion plays is mostly awarded to the most respected members of a church. mystery and miracle plays are based on the stories from the bible such as the creation of noah.
how did they do these elements ? sets There are two main kinds of stages in medieval theatre fixed and moveable. The mansion and a board high off the ground were borrowed from the church service.¨simultaneous display of several locations also borrowed from liturgical drama simultaneous staging was a distinctive characteristic of medieval theatre¨ (Dr.Trumbull,2007). The term pageant is used to the stage, the play itself, and the spectacle. Played are performed in sequence so each play was performed several times. There are a few reliable description of pageant wagons. One claims that the wagon must be over 12 feet tall it would seem impossible to fit through the streets (many medieval streets had hanging buildings and would be flimsy (Archdeacon David Rogers, C.